Societies of Fear by Kees Koonings

Societies of Fear by Kees Koonings

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Latin America is in the grip of a double challenge - coping with what may be the worst economic crisis since the 1930s while simultaneously consolidating its democratic transition. This is a comprehensive study of the legacy of violence and violent conflict throughout Latin America.

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Societies of Fear by Kees Koonings

Latin America is in the grip of a double challenge - coping with what may be the worst economic crisis since the 1930s while simultaneously consolidating its democratic transition. This is a comprehensive study of the legacy of violence and violent conflict throughout Latin America.
Kees Koonings is Associate Professor of Development Studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University. He is the author of books and articles on development issues, ethnicity, and militarism and violence in Latin America.

Dirk Kruijt is Professor of Development Studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University. He has published on poverty and the informal sector, military governments, and issues of war and peace in Latin America.

They are both also the co-editors of Political Armies: The Military and Nation Building in the Age of Democracy (Zed 2002) and Armed Actors: Organized Violence and State Failure in Latin America (Zed 2004).
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ISBN 13 9781856497671
ISBN 10 1856497674
Title Societies of Fear
Author Kees Koonings
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 1999-08-01
Number of pages 352
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